The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his combined disability rating was insufficient to meet the requirements under section 4.16(a) of VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The veteran's combined disability rating did not meet the percentage standards set forth in section 4.16(a) of VA regulations for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as he failed to have at least one disability rated at 40 percent or more and his combined disability rating was only 40 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids, maxillary sinusitis with headaches, duodenal ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- August 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0021991
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an additional direct medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hemorrhoids, which fully satisfies the Veteran's appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for vertigo, incontinence, and GERD due to the lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses. The claims for hematuria and hemorrhoids were remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 60 percent from January 27, 2016 to July 7, 2022 for the Veteran's duodenal ulcer, duodenitis, gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
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